Man shoots five people in Spain, with pregnant woman losing baby

A man gunned down five people attending an outdoor party in the Spanish town of Sabadell near Barcelona on Monday morning.

One of the victims, a seven-month pregnant woman, lost her baby because of her injuries, the newspaper La Vanguardia reported, citing the police.

Another victim was critically injured by four bullets. His girlfriend told the police that she suspected the perpetrator to be her ex-boyfriend, who had recently been released from prison.

According to the police, the other three victims were only slightly injured. A search for the perpetrator was underway, they said.

It was also not ruled out that the incident could have been a settling of gangland accounts.